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Waiter, there’s a spider in my wine!
The search for the perfect restaurant is not a quest of ours, but dining out for 48 consecutive days and it’s easy to become a bit critical. The lighting is either too bright, or too dark. Ambient music is non-existent, or ear shattering top 40 blasting from a distracting 42inch LCD in the corner. The…
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The Size of Your Suitcase
I was warned before we departed that we are likely taking too much. Well, with everything packed up again it means we’re about to endure the ear hammering rattle of these Chinese-made roller wheels across cobbles. Only light and durable luggage from now on. Big wheels and handles are good. A colour that says, “Hey…look…
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A Series of Moments
The realization of where you are at a particular moment can be a bit of a shock. To really take it all in and describe the minute details effectively to someone, usually results in the “you just had to be there” response. This isn’t a joke though, and it is those moments strung together, that…
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The Kids Are Still Alright
How the time seems to just keep on slippin’, slippin’ into the future. Maybe Melanie can break into that for her next karaoke breakout. Being as we have now been on the road for now 40 days, and 40 nights…40 is just a number and in reality it’s almost a full 6 weeks. With that…
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Czech food is tasty!! Pork Knee?
After our lackluster adventures in German and Austrian cuisine, we have finally found some flavour. That flavour isn’t in the form of sausages or dollops of mustard either. We have finally discovered tasty, tasty food. Granted there are heaps of garlic and onion cooked into everything that do add to the flavour. Unlike my typical…
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How to: Vacation Apartment Rentals
So you’re thinking of renting an apartment, townhouse, villa, or hut on the beach instead of doing the usual hotel thing for your next vacation. The question is where to start and how to do it. I won’t say we’re experts by any means. We have ventured out of the comfort zone that Expedia, Travelocity…
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Poop on the sidewalk and bubbles in the park
Maybe I am just a little conservative, but the polite citizens of Vancouver are certain to make sure any droppings their pets may leave are usually scooped up…and definitely not on the sidewalk. Over the last 15 years in Vancouver of strolling those streets, I could probably count the total number of times seeing poop…
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Where to? Your call. Polling the limited audience…
I can see there aren’t many readers, but a little feedback is always appreciated and could be accomplished with a simple poll. This is our first crack at a poll. We’re still not likely to bow to peer pressure, but we can be swayed. Have a look below and if none of the answers below…
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French, maybe a B- and German, a definitive F
Let’s call it a massive fail in German. After two weeks of being exposed to nothing but German text on signs, menus, and Google search results…our vocabulary consists of a total of about 20 words. We can now count to two (Melanie is good for up to one, and that’s if you don’t count zero). …